title: Polypoid Menetrier's disease associated with acromegaly.
abstract: There are two forms of Menetrier's disease. The common form involves thickened gastric rugae, while the rare form involves discrete gastric polyps. The clinical literature suggests an association between Menetrier's disease and acromegaly, as well as other neuroendocrine neoplasms; the radiological literature has not addressed the issue. We describe a patient with acromegaly who developed the rare polypoidal form of Menetrier's disease.
authors.affiliation: Radiology Service, Palo Alto Veterans Administration Medical Center, California 94304.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nino-Murcia
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kosek
mesh_terms: D000172:Acromegaly / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005756:Gastritis / Q000150:complications*; D005758:Gastritis, Hypertrophic / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D011127:Polyps / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology